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authorJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2005-12-22 22:35:38 -0800
committerJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2005-12-22 22:35:38 -0800
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rev-parse: --show-cdup
When --show-prefix is useful, sometimes it is easier to cd up to the toplevel of the tree. This is equivalent to: git rev-parse --show-prefix | sed -e 's|[^/][^/]*|..|g' but we do not have to invoke sed for that. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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@@ -68,10 +68,15 @@ OPTIONS
Show all refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs`.
--show-prefix::
- When the command is invoked from a directory show the
+ When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the
path of the current directory relative to the top-level
directory.
+--show-cdup::
+ When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the
+ path of the top-level directory relative to the current
+ directory (typically a sequence of "../", or an empty string).
+
--since=datestring, --after=datestring::
Parses the date string, and outputs corresponding
--max-age= parameter for git-rev-list command.